Wayland High School

No details yet on services for Larry Van Volkinburg

February 2, 2022

Larry Dean Van Volkinburg, age 88, of Shelbyville died Monday, Jan. 24. Larry was born June 26, 1933 and he was a graduate of Wayland High School. There have not yet been any details yet about visitation or services nehing handled by the Kubiak-Cook Funeral Home, Wayland.

Five former local prep stars play hoops at Cornerstone

January 30, 2022

Cater Nyp Cory Ainsworth No fewer than five Wayland and Hopkins High School graduates are playing basketball at Cornerstone University this winter. Former Wildcat standouts Cory Ainsworth and Carter Nyp have played major roles in the Golden Eagles’ season, in which they are 15-8 overall and 9-4 in the Wolverine-Hoosier...

Allegan County Covid’s numbers suggest optimism

January 28, 2022

The Allegan County Health Department reported Friday that three people have died this week from the Covid-19 virus, bringing the total to 308 since the pandemic began and suggesting the crisis may be past its peak. The apparent slowdown in the death toll was welcome news after another spike was...

Yes It’s True: A cautionary tale offered to school board

January 28, 2022

“I lit my purest candle close to myWindow, hoping it would catch the eyeOf any vagabond who passed it by,And I waited in my fleeting house… "Tell me stories," I called to the Hobo;"Stories of cold," I smiled at the Hobo;"Stories of old," I knelt to the Hobo;And he stood...

Allegan County Covid death toll 305 in less than 2 years

January 21, 2022

The Coronavirus remains persistent in its presence in Allegan County, as well the entire nation this month. The Allegan County Health Department reported Friday that nine more patients have died this week from the Covid-19 virus since Monday, bringing the total since mid-December to 305. A week ago, on Jan....

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

January 19, 2022

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now historical library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Jan. 20, 1997 The Lovall General Store in "Bygone Days" Editor Nila Aamoth offered words of praise for rural carriers of the Globe who faced snowy weather challenges in her latest “Soapbox”...

Wildcat boys’ bowlers stun Zeeland; girls take 1st loss

January 19, 2022

The young and improving Wayland High School boys' bowling team scored a huge non-league dual match 19-11 victory Tuesday over Zeeland. Mark Musgrave III "In the time that I have coached bowling in Wayland, we have never been able to tackle the two Division 1 schools combined team," coach Sherruy...

We collectively have failed to properly deal with Covid

January 18, 2022

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. It’s been nearly two years since the Covid-19 pandemic began, and one thing seems certain: We have collectively handled this crisis very poorly. Much of the problem is that we have turned a health...

WHS to continue with virtual instruction Tuesday

January 17, 2022

Wayland High School will continue virtual on-line instruction Tuesday instead of in-person classes an increase in COVID-19 virus positivity. The high school last Thursday and Friday discontinued in-person instruction for those two days and Monday (for Martin Luther King Day, already a day off and set aside for a professional...

Allegan County’s Covid death toll approaching 300

January 16, 2022

The Allegan County Health Department reported Friday that six more patients have died from the Covid-19 virus over the past week, bringing the total since mid-December to 53. A total of 296 Covid-related deaths have been reported in the county since the pandemic began in March 2020. The daily average...

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